Lyra slowly moved backwards as she thought of all what Killian had just said to her.She slowly sat back on the chair as she reminisced on all of her actions to him.He was actually right, she hadn't been treating him well enough as he did her.She had tried to cover her feelings and she did an absolutely bad job hiding it.She quickly brought out her phone and tried calling Jada, atleast she's a woman too and she would understand her and give her appropriate advice, seeing as her relationship was equally successful, plus she knows the ways of the wolves."Hello?!" Jada answered at the other end immediately she picked up."Hello?" She called again."Jada, I need to talk to you!" She said tearing up afresh again."Hello?!""Hello?!" Jada kept repeating."Jada can you hear me?!" Lyra asked again, them there was a loud scratching sound before the call finally ended.She tried calling again but the line was no longer going through."Damn this network!" She growled as she bursted out in te
Later that day ...Lyra sighed frustratingly as she stood at the entrance of the school.She had searched the whole school for Killian but she didn't find him.He probably didn't come around because he was trying to avoid her."Are you okay?!" She heard Maximilian ask as he came to stand beside her, she snapped out of her small thoughts and turned to face him."Oh hi, Max, how are you?!" She whispered with a small forced smile."Are you sure you're fine?!" he asked again and she nodded with a small smile ."Ofcourse!" She replied."You don't look like you're fine" he replied."I know right, I'm just really tired!""A little rest will do the work" she said and he nodded."Alright, if you say so!""Are you heading home now?!" He asked and she nodded affirmatively."Alright then, let's go!" "Humm actually, I want to stay a little bit longer!""You can go ahead, I don't want to delay you!" She said."Are you really sure nothing is bothering you?!" He asked again."I'm sure Max, nothing i
"We visited all the seven packs within our jurisdictions as you've asked " Xander began."And I can assure you, Theodore has bought this people over!" He said."They seemed touchy like they weren't interested in all we had to say!""Everyone of them?!""Everyone of them!" Xander replied."Well that shouldn't be an issue, getting them back on the right path!""Theodore shouldn't be a problem any more, we already put him in his place!" Killian said and they nodded slowly."I'll organize a meeting among all new Alphas immediately after the new moon celebration, then we'll see what we can do!" Killian said and he nodded slowly."I just spoke with Ethan today and he's solidly with us!" "Well that good to hear!" Xander said with a small sigh of relief."I'm actually really lost but it's okay, go on!" Lyra said and Killian slowly turned to face her."Don't worry love, you will with time!" He said."If you say so baby!""Haew!! Can you guys not do that in front of me!" Xander said and they b
Night of the full moon celebrationPreparations were in full swing as the anticipation of the Night of the Full Moon celebration filled the air. Everyone in starlight pack and even beyond had been eagerly looking forward to this event, which only took place once a year when the moon was at its most brilliant and majestic. The festival was known for its enchanting atmosphere and various activities that celebrated the beauty and magic of the lunar cycle and their existence as a whole.This year's was particularly a special one, because new set of Alphas will be properly inducted to take full control over the affairs of their packs.As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a warm glow over the pack, every wolf in starlight pack and the surrounding packs gathered in the squid Arena. Colorful lanterns adorned the buildings, illuminating the streets with a soft, ethereal light. The sound of laughter and excited chatter echoed through the air as families and friends came together, dres
As Theodore walked in, he locked gaze with Killian and slowly the corner of his lips stretched into a small smirk.Killian deemed his eyes and equally smiled at him.Lyra could feel Quinn trying to meet her eyes but she intentionally didn't meet her gaze, she was determined to make the most out of today and staring at Quinn could resuscitate some kind of memories she had tried hard to bury.She felt Killian's hands on hers and she slowly held onto him tightly."It's fine!" "They're harmless!" He whispered and she nodded slowly with a forced smile."Now with all Dignitaries introduced, let's go on with the induction ceremony!" Emily said breaking into all thoughts, actions and inactions."I'd like to invite Elder Moore, to help us with this session!" She said and the elder she mentioned, slowly stood up with a small disgruntled moan and made his way towards the center of the squid where the Induction was to take place.A hushed silence fell over the Arena as Elder moore stepped forwar
That's same night ... "What's marking?! And why don't I have your mark?!" Lyra asked Killian as they walked into his room."It's nothing serious, you shouldn't actually be bothered by anything Theodore says!" Killian replied."No, you should still actually let me know, you don't know how embarrassed I was?! looking so lost earlier!" She replied."What's marking Killian?!" She asked again."It's sort of like a mark on your shoulder to show you're mine and you're mated to someone " he replied."Then mark me!" She replied and he bursted out laughing."Why?! What's wrong ?! It's not funny Killian!" She said sighing frustratingly."I can't just mark you," "You can't just mark me?! Why?! I thought you said you love me ?! Are you having second thoughts already ?!" She said moving closer to him."This is not about me actually," "Then it's about what?! Tell me why you still haven't marked me!""Because we have to mate while I do!" He finally replied."Aren't we already mate?!" She asked and
"What happened?!" Marcus asked as Lyra walked into the house.She walked towards him immediately and pulled him into a tight hug."I missed you so much," she said rubbing her head fondly against his chest."I know," he whispered as he equally wrapped his hands around he and patted her back."I missed you too, I've just been around trying to make sure things go smoothly!" He whispered and she nodded slowly."It's good!" She replied as they disengaged from the hug."I'm happy you're doing that" she added in a whisper."I saw what happened with Maximilian outside," he said and she nodded slowly, she exhaled deeply and took her seat on the chair."He's angry I choose Killian instead of him!" She replied."You should have known, I kept on telling you to be careful""To be honest you did lead him on, you didn't make your intentions clear!" "I had no idea, I kept on telling him he was just my best friend!" She replied."You should know, a guy won't just want to be your best friend if he doe
"She was a vampire?!" "Dad was werewolf and I'm human now?!, How come?!""Is this you trying to tell me we're not biological siblings or were step siblings!" She asked in a whisper."No, no, absolutely not!" Xander replied."That's actually not where I'm going!" "When you heard Eleanor's heartbeat, you behaved like a vampire!""And that sudden blast of energy at dowgar's pack is a special power a werewolf and possess and even few vampires!""You doing that at dowgar's pack raised everyone suspicions, now we're very sure that you're not complete human""So we're planning an unleashing for you!" He explained and she looked between the both of them."Unleashing?! What's that supposed to mean?!" She asked."Everytime you've exhibited any power it's either been spurred by your instincts or because you or someone you love is in great danger,""On the day of the unleashing, we're going to trigger those emotions until you master them!""Since it's in you, we're going to force it until you t
Squid Arena...Night of the full moon...It was the night of the full moon and all important personalities from the neighboring packs were present in the Squid Arena, ready to witness the fight for the throne between two powerful Alphas. Alpha Killian of Starlight Pack and Alpha Theodore of Dowgar's pack. It was indeed going to be a tough battle, anyone seated there could easily sense the tension in the atmosphere.The full moon shone brightly on the Arena, as it flocked with people from different packs.Killian stood some distance away from the ring, with Lyra, Sebastian, Jada and Xander around him.His eyes stopped on Xander and they stared at each other for a while before he looked away. After he talked to Sebastian, they had decided to not confront him as Lyra had asked, and tonight was the night they were going to get him in the act, he had tried giving him a drink which contained a substance that was supposed to weaken him and make Theodore win instead but he didn't take it, eve
Same dayThe laptop made a beeping sound and Lyra immediately dropped the phone on the table as she ran her hands on the keyboard. Her fingers were shaking as she hoped and prayed it wasn't who she thought it was. He'd never do that to them.The flashdrive contained only one audio. She took a deep breath before playing the audio.---"When you killed Marcus did you consider it an act of maturity!""You know how important Marcus was in all of these, how dare you take his life that like that!" "What would you have me do?!""He saw my face, that was going to be doom for me and my job here isn't done yet!""Fuck! You should have left that to me!""Do you have an idea how many plans you've disrupted just by that singular stupid act?!""You shouldn't have touched his life!""Well I did, move on!""I should move on?!" "Are you crazy!! Do you know the implications of what you've just done?!""You don't seem to know the gravity of what you've done!" "It's the fact that you're not even remor
The next day...Lyra stirred slowly in her sleep and her eyes fluttered open. She sat upright as she took in her environment. She was in her room, a glass of water and a tablet of aspirin sat on the side table.She groaned as she felt a throbbing pain in her head. She felt a sneeze coming and she raised her elbow, sneezing into it. She quickly reached out for the medicine, tossed one into her mouth and gulped it down with the glass of water. She sniffed as she placed it on the table again. Bless whoever had thought to bring her that. Now the question was who brought her home? She had remembered being in the forest last night, crying her eyes out when the rain began falling and she finally blacked out. So how the hell was she in her house again?She made to stand up but her feet wobbled and she sat back on her bed. She was feeling so weak and tired in every part of her muscles and she could feel her body burning up already. How long had she stayed in the rain yesterday? She should hav
Starlight PackLater that night...Lyra trudged tiredly into the house, her feet ached from walking around the town, her cheeks stained with tears. Immediately she pulled the door open and walked in, the cold evening air wafted the sensuous aroma of her favorite food into her nostrils and she sighed.On a normal day she'd be eager to go into the kitchen and devour the food, but today, things were different. She didn't even have the appetite to eat anything. Either ways, she dragged her feet into the kitchen to take a peek at who was cooking and get herself a glass of water."Lyra" she heard Xavier call her name once she stepped foot in. Hazel, turned in at that moment and smiled at her."Hey, " Hazel greeted and she just forced a smile at her."Want some?" Hazel pointed towards the food she was cooking."No thanks" she replied and that moment Xavier walked in."Where have you been all day?"She walked closer to him, standing only a few feet away."Did you or did you not know the real
Killian watched in frustration and Lyra stared back at him in something that resembled anger, hate and disappointment and that was all it took to bring everything in him crashing down.She turned back and walked out, slamming the door harder then necessary. "Great work dude, congratulations on getting our mate angry" Gerald snarled from inside."Just shut up Gerald" he snarled equally and when his wolf made to reply , he shut him out completely.He wasn't about to listen to Gerald blame him for all that happened, even if he knew quite well it was his fault.He sighed as he reached for the door, and walked out.However was he going to get to talk to Lyra? How the hell was he going to convince her? Was she even going to listen?!He remembered how angry she had gotten, when Eliza had pretended to be her, but now things were different, her mother died for him, he had no sensible explanation to give for that. Just as he made his way out of the house, Sebastian walked up to him."Killian"
Earlier....Lyra had finished breakfast thirty minutes ago, showered, changed into a comfortable dress and decided to talk a walk around the pack house, since Killian wasn't back from the meeting, somehow she found herself in the Dungeon.Moving past the bars where some rogues and offenders were kept, she stopped in front of the cell where Eliza was kept when she was still alive ."Luna" the guards bowed as soon as she stopped in front of the gate.She gave a small smile ."The keys?"She noticed their hesitation so she quickly added."It's fine, I already talked to Killian, and he's fine with it"The guard looked at his colleague in hesitation, but nodded anyways and opened the door of the small cell.She stared around the room and realization suddenly hit her. She had remembered placing tiny surveillance cameras at strategic positions in the packhouse, including her house and the school, just for security reasons and she had placed one of it right in Eliza's cell.She quickly reache
Killian walked into the bedroom, holding a tray with a plate of pancakes and a steaming cup of tea on it . He carefully set the tray on the side table and crouched on the floor.A small smile formed on his face as he stared at Lyra's sleeping figure. His hands left his sides as his fingers traced her cheeks.How was he even going to bring himself to tell her, that he was the main reason she couldn't have a happy life with her parents, that he was the reason behind her mother's death. Lyra was going to hate him for that, and he hated it, because he wouldn't be able to live without her. He needed to tell her before she finds out from someone else, but how was he going to bring himself to do that? Suddenly Lyra's eyes fluttered open and she groaned lowly, as she stirred in the bed. Killian shifted backwards as he watched her sit upright on the bed, resting on the bedhead."How long have you been sitting there, staring at me?" She asked softly, a small smile on her face."Not quite long"
Same DayEmpty. The house was empty and looked like a normal human house. There was nothing special. Maybe coming in herewas a bad idea, but still there had to be something, the police had ransacked his house, yes, but there could still be something there.The loud sound from her phone, pierced through the silent house causing her to abruptly stop her search. She fished out the phone from her pocket, her eyes widening once she saw the name flashing on the screen.Killian. She had been engrossed in her search she forgot they had plans.She quickly swiped across the screen, answering the call."Hey babe, where'd you go?""I went for a walk, I'd be in the pack house soon""Alright, stay safe"She clicked on the hang up button and the call ended. She shoved it back into her pocket and turned around to leave. Just as she did, her eyes caught a small black object peeking out from a flower vase on the center table. She walked briskly to it and reached for the vase, retrieving the object. A
Back at the service Apartment"How did this happen?!" Killian asked immediately he walked into the house."I have no idea also, I just got called by the police today to be informed about his death," "What killed him?!" Lyra asked."They said food poisoning" Xander replied and they both gasped."Food poisoning?!" They called together "How did his food get poisoned!" Killian asked."Didn't you guys say it's safe in there,""Are you sure this people aren't trying to pull a fast one on us ?!" Killian asked in a whisper."I don't think so, I saw his corpse,""I suspect something fishy also, but I don't think it's from the police end, they're as transparent as ever!""They are carrying out an investigation on it and they promise to contact us soon," Xander explained."I already dropped contact details,""We should go back to the pack now," he added."This doesn't seem right!" Lyra protested."I know, but what can we do, nothing!" Xander replied and they nodded slowly."You guys should pac